Searching for Geriatric Psychiatry

• provides direct care support services to older adults experiencing difficulties related to challenges with cognition, physiological, mental health and dementia
  
• care management and expertise in supporting older adults with complex psychogeriatric mental health challenges

Provides support to clients and families living in the community or retirement homes
* provides a holistic assessment of the person and their responsive behaviours, focusing attention on discovering the causes and
the care approach that addresses the reason for the behaviour
* develops a care plan collaboratively outlining strategies for care partners to manage the responsive behaviours
* connects older adults and their care partners with community supports and needed services
* supports clients and caregivers through education and advocacy

ADAPT has partnered with numerous local mental health and community agencies to bring a variety of special programs to those experiencing concurrent disorders

The Health & Hope Partnership

• offers individual, group, and family programs to individuals experiencing any combination of substance misuse, gambling and other mental health issues

The Phoenix Program

• Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, a clinical partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton Healthcare Services, North Halton Mental Health Clinic, Halton ADAPT and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
• provides comprehensive clinical services for individuals in their first episode of psychosis
• eligible to individuals between the ages of 14 and 35 yrs who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis and who have received no previous treatment (or less than 6 months of treatment) for psychosis, and who live in the Region of Halton

Halton Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Program

• assists older individuals with mental health issues, and those who may have substance abuse concerns which require clinical services outside of an office setting
• please call Kate Rizzuto, 289-259-1269

Prioritizing Health through Acute Stabilization and Transition (PHAST) Partnership - Burlington

• a partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton ADAPT, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Halton Region Branch, Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), and the Burlington Family Health Team (BFHT)
• provides rapid assessment and treatment services to patients aged 16 and older during a mental health crisis, and provides options for ongoing community based care (through ADAPT, CMHA, ROCK and the BFHT)

If you are unsure of which program is right for you, phone ADAPT's general intake line at 905-639-6537, ext. 0

Family Services:

• provides support for family members of all ages, who are exhibiting moderate to severe behavioural difficulties, and for individuals who may also be experiencing social, emotional and psychiatric difficulties
• focused on supporting families and the individual by addressing and stabilizing challenging behaviours
• services are provided wherever the client is and are offered independently or in conjunction with other public and private services

Specialized Behavioural Support Services:

• provides specialized behavioural support services to agencies, organizations and institutions that work with children, adolescents, adults and seniors who are experiencing behavioural, social, emotional and psychiatric difficulties
• provided in a variety of settings including residential facilities, day programs, hospitals, schools, long term care facilities, foster homes and community programs
• supports youth justice programs for individuals aged 12 to 17 in conflict with the law, to assist with community integration and support

• also staffed with a seniors concurrent disorder worker through a local partnership with Halton Alcohol Drug and Gambling Assessment Prevention and Treatment Services

• provide education, training, and consultative support to staff at long term care homes and community agencies

• Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic (ATRC)
• Women's Health Concerns Clinic (WHCC)
• Senior's Mental Health Clinic
• Eating Disorders Program
• Mood Disorders Program
• Youth Wellness Centre
• Community Psychiatry Clinic (CPC)
• East Region Mental Health Services (ERMHS)
  • Concurrent Disorders Program
  • General Psychiatry Clinic
  • Bridge to Recovery Program
  • Rapid Consultation Clinic
  • Border Personality Disorder Service
• Cleghorn Early Intervention Clinic
• Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic
• Developmental Dual Diagnosis Program

Provides comprehensive assessment and short-term rehabilitation to the elderly who present with multiple complex medical problems requiring an interdisciplinary approach * follow up for geriatric outpatients * team consists of a geriatrician and nurse practitioner * some patients are transferred to the Rehabilitation Unit for a course in rehabilitation, when medically stable * goal of this service is to optimize health and well-being, support independence and enhance quality of life for patients

• Community Support Team (provides long-term case management to enable individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses to attain self-sufficiency, stability and integration into the community)
• Community Treatment Order (CTO) (allows individuals with severe and persistent mental illness to receive treatment, support and supervision in their own community)
• Concurrent Disorders Program (offers help to individuals who have a concurrent addiction and mental health issue)
• Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST) 1-877-825-9011
• Older Adult Mental Health Clinic (provides assessment, consultation, treatment and follow-up services to older persons with mental health issues, including behavioural and psychological complications associated with neurodegenerative diseases)
• Halton Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Program 905-681-8233
• Mental Health Day Program (six week intensive group program * focused on crisis management, symptom stabilization, education, group and individual counselling and the coordination of resources for follow-up after discharge)
• Medication Clinic (provides long-term medication management for adults diagnosed with serious and persistent psychiatric illnesses)
• Medication Review Clinic (provides short-term psychiatric assessment, treatment initiation and stabilization to individuals who are followed by family physicians in Halton)
• Outpatient Psychotherapy Services (individual and group therapy for individuals experiencing depression and anxiety disorders)
• Phoenix Program, Early Intervention Service for Psychosis (clinical partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton Healthcare, North Halton Mental Health Clinic, Halton ADAPT and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario that provides comprehensive clinical services for individuals in their first episode of psychosis)

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Service (CAPIS) Day Hospital (provides assessment, stabilization, and treatment for children and youth, up to the age of 17 years, experiencing acute mental health symptoms)
• Child and Adolescent Clinic (outpatient services offering specialized programming for transitional aged youth, attention deficit disorders, and anxiety)
• Eating Disorders Clinic (provides multidisciplinary consultations, assessment and short-term treatment to meet the needs of adults, children, youth and their family members)
• Navigator Service (provides short term support and case management to children, youth and their families as they navigate through the mental health system and transition to longer term services)
• Phoenix Program, Early Intervention Service for Psychosis 905-845-2571 ext 4800
• Recovery Through Education for Adolescents and Children in Halton (REACH) (provides intensive mental health treatment and education services in a local community high school to prevent hospitalization or to support students as they transition from the inpatient unit into a community setting)

• Child and Adolescent Services

Provides comprehensive geriatric assessments for patients seen in the Emergency Department but not requiring admission and inpatients ready for discharge, who require a timely comprehensive geriatric assessment * goal is to identify and provide a plan for the management of geriatric issues to prevent further Emergency Department visits, avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and reduce length of stay

ADAPT has partnered with numerous local mental health and community agencies to bring a variety of special programs to those experiencing concurrent disorders

The Health & Hope Partnership

• offers individual, group, and family programs to individuals experiencing any combination of substance misuse, gambling and other mental health issues

The Phoenix Program

• Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, a clinical partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton Healthcare Services, North Halton Mental Health Clinic, Halton ADAPT and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
• provides comprehensive clinical services for individuals in their first episode of psychosis
• eligible to individuals between the ages of 14 and 35 yrs who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis and who have received no previous treatment (or less than 6 months of treatment) for psychosis, and who live in the Region of Halton

Halton Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Program

• assists older individuals with mental health issues, and those who may have substance abuse concerns which require clinical services outside of an office setting
• please call Kate Rizzuto, 289-259-1269

Prioritizing Health through Acute Stabilization and Transition (PHAST) Partnership - Burlington

• a partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton ADAPT, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Halton Region Branch, Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), and the Burlington Family Health Team (BFHT)
• provides rapid assessment and treatment services to patients aged 16 and older during a mental health crisis, and provides options for ongoing community based care (through ADAPT, CMHA, ROCK and the BFHT)

If you are unsure of which program is right for you, phone ADAPT's general intake line at 905-639-6537, ext. 0

Provides comprehensive assessment and short-term rehabilitation to the elderly who present with multiple complex medical problems requiring an interdisciplinary approach * team consists of a geriatrician and a nurse practitioner * goal of this service is to optimize health and well-being, support independence and enhance quality of life for patients

Provides comprehensive geriatric assessments for patients seen in the Emergency Department but not requiring admission and inpatients ready for discharge, who require a timely comprehensive geriatric assessment * goal is to identify and provide a plan for the management of geriatric issues to prevent further Emergency Department visits, avoid unnecessary hospitalizations and reduce length of stay

ADAPT has partnered with numerous local mental health and community agencies to bring a variety of special programs to those experiencing concurrent disorders

The Health & Hope Partnership

• offers individual, group, and family programs to individuals experiencing any combination of substance misuse, gambling and other mental health issues

The Phoenix Program

• Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, a clinical partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton Healthcare Services, North Halton Mental Health Clinic, Halton ADAPT and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
• provides comprehensive clinical services for individuals in their first episode of psychosis
• eligible to individuals between the ages of 14 and 35 yrs who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis and who have received no previous treatment (or less than 6 months of treatment) for psychosis, and who live in the Region of Halton

Halton Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Program

• assists older individuals with mental health issues, and those who may have substance abuse concerns which require clinical services outside of an office setting
• please call Kate Rizzuto, 289-259-1269

Prioritizing Health through Acute Stabilization and Transition (PHAST) Partnership - Burlington

• a partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton ADAPT, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Halton Region Branch, Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), and the Burlington Family Health Team (BFHT)
• provides rapid assessment and treatment services to patients aged 16 and older during a mental health crisis, and provides options for ongoing community based care (through ADAPT, CMHA, ROCK and the BFHT)

If you are unsure of which program is right for you, phone ADAPT's general intake line at 905-639-6537, ext. 0

• community-based psychiatric assessment, treatment, counselling and case management for clients and their family members
• help with understanding and managing medication
• concurrent disorder treatment/groups (Health and Hope partner)
• linkages to other health services and community supports

• critical care
• cardiac care
• neurosurgery
• obstetrics, neonatal care, pediatrics
• palliative care
• regional stroke centre
• seniors mental health

• check website Alzheimer Society Peel for updates and reopening details
• in-person adult day programs and respite service (Nora's House) open with reduced capacity
• virtual education and support groups
• staff working remotely to provide alternate supports

• counselling
• support groups
• caregiver support
• public education

• social, recreational and therapeutic activities
• personal care
• offered at four locations in Brampton and Mississauga

• overnight respite care and short term stays
• capacity 8 (reduced capacity for COVID)

• for individuals affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, their families and caregivers
• referrals to information, education, services and resources

• provides behavioural health care services to improve the lives of older adults living with or at risk of responsive/personal expressions associated with complex mental health, dementia, substance use and/or other neurological conditions by:
• providing specialized behavioural assessments to identify the reason for the behaviour
• developing a collaborative care plan with strategies and non-pharmacological interventions to minimize the responsive behaviours
• providing clients and caregivers with education, support, counselling and guidance
• health care system navigation and transitional support

• counselling and support
• health information
• dental care
• foot care
• telephone reassurance
• dance and fitness classes

• basic computer skills
• computer workshops
• internet cafe
• one-on-one computer tutoring

• art and craft
• card and game programs
• music classes
• trips
• congregate dining

• community-based psychiatric assessment, treatment, counselling and case management for clients and their family members
• help with understanding and managing medication
• concurrent disorder treatment/groups (Health and Hope partner)
• linkages to other health services and community supports

• urgent care centre temporarily closed

• urgent care centre
• cardiac rehabilitation centre
• day surgery
• palliative care
• seniors' mental health and psychiatry

A collaborative care model integrating geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry anchored in primary care where the primary care provider remains the most responsible provider * medical psychiatry team includes registered nurses, an occupational therapist, a geriatrician, a geriatric psychiatrist and a primary care provider * under the supervision of geriatric specialists, RN Care Managers and allied health professionals will work with the patient and the primary care provider to manage both the mental and physical health needs with a collaborative care intervention for up to 16 weeks

Provides comprehensive assessment and short-term rehabilitation to the elderly who present with multiple complex medical problems requiring an interdisciplinary approach * team consists of a geriatrician and a nurse practitioner * goal of this service is to optimize health and well-being, support independence and enhance quality of life for patients * clinic operates twice per week

ADAPT has partnered with numerous local mental health and community agencies to bring a variety of special programs to those experiencing concurrent disorders

The Health & Hope Partnership

• offers individual, group, and family programs to individuals experiencing any combination of substance misuse, gambling and other mental health issues

The Phoenix Program

• Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, a clinical partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton Healthcare Services, North Halton Mental Health Clinic, Halton ADAPT and the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
• provides comprehensive clinical services for individuals in their first episode of psychosis
• eligible to individuals between the ages of 14 and 35 yrs who are experiencing symptoms of psychosis and who have received no previous treatment (or less than 6 months of treatment) for psychosis, and who live in the Region of Halton

Halton Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Program

• assists older individuals with mental health issues, and those who may have substance abuse concerns which require clinical services outside of an office setting
• please call Kate Rizzuto, 289-259-1269

Prioritizing Health through Acute Stabilization and Transition (PHAST) Partnership - Burlington

• a partnership between Joseph Brant Hospital, Halton ADAPT, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Halton Region Branch, Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), and the Burlington Family Health Team (BFHT)
• provides rapid assessment and treatment services to patients aged 16 and older during a mental health crisis, and provides options for ongoing community based care (through ADAPT, CMHA, ROCK and the BFHT)

If you are unsure of which program is right for you, phone ADAPT's general intake line at 905-639-6537, ext. 0